Foshan Shijilian Sports Center

Foshan Shijilian Sports Center is a sports stadium in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China. It was built as an auxiliary facility for the 12th Guangdong Provincial Games and was also the landmark building of Foshan New Town. Its main role is to replace and supplement the stadium that was later demolished, Foshan New Square. The opening ceremony of the 12th Guangdong Games was also held here.

Foshan Shijilian Sports Centeris located in Foshan New Town, Foshan City, with a total area of ​​42 hectares, designed by the German GMP company. The northeast side is the Dongping Bridge, and the west side of the plot has become a real estate development jointly developed by China Merchants Real Estate and Wheelock. The total investment of the project is 939 million yuan, and the main facilities are stadiums and swimming and diving halls. The stadium is the main building of the sports center. The name of “Century Lotus” comes from this stadium resembling a lotus flower. The stadium has a construction area of ​​78,193 square meters and a height of 50 meters. The diameter of the roof is 310 meters.
Its roof is a membrane structure roof, the roof is ring-shaped, with an outer diameter of 310 meters and an inner diameter of 125 meters. The inner ring consists of 10 tension rings consisting of 8 cm diameter steel cables. The outer ring is a pressure ring, which is divided into upper and lower layers. The upper layer is 310 meters in diameter and consists of concrete-filled steel tube with a diameter of 1 meter. The lower layer is 275 meters in diameter and consists of concrete-filled steel tube with a diameter of 1.4 meters. The two layers of steel ring are separated by 20m. The concrete slanted columns are joined to form a rounded table shape.
There are 36,686 seats in the stadium. The venue includes a natural turf standard football field, a 400-meter runway, an athlete training ground and other field venues.

After the Guangdong Provincial Games, the stadium is mainly used for football matches. On October 21, 2007, Foshan Century Lotus Stadium held the first international football A-level event. The Chinese national team swept the Myanmar team 7-0 here and won the 2010 World Cup qualifier. In 2007 and 2008, Foshan Century Lotus Stadium was the home of Guangdong Sunzhiquan in the Chinese Football League. In addition, in 2010, due to the renovation of Guangzhou Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou Evergrande team Guangzhou Evergrande also borrowed this venue. On July 21st, Foshan Century Lotus Stadium witnessed Guangzhou Evergrande's 10-0 victory over Nanjing's largest professional score in the Chinese professional league.
In addition, Foshan Century Lotus Stadium is also used for cultural events such as concerts. There was originally a football training ground next to the stadium, which was now converted into a golf training ground. The swimming and diving hall has a construction area of ​​31,052 square meters, a length of 220 meters, a width of 88.8 meters and a height of 22 meters. There are 2,800 seats in the audience. The building structure is a steel structure with a glass curtain wall and a cable membrane roof. There are 4 international standard swimming pools equipped with ozone water treatment technology to purify water. [1]
From August 2013 to December 2013, he was the home of Guangdong Rizhiquan Football Club. [1-2]

Foshan Shijilian Sports Centeris located in Foshan New City (in Foshan New Town, Foshan City). The planned transportation is developed, and many bus lines pass through. The south extension of Foshan Metro Line 1 under construction (the south extension of Foshan section of Guangfo Metro) Foshan Metro Line 3 and the planned Foshan Metro Line 6 are at the intersection of Dongping Station, and there are several subways in the construction and planning of the Pearl River Delta Intercity Rail Transit in the construction of the Century Century Station or Dongping Station. Convergence. The road traffic around Century Lotus is developed, and the main roads in the urban area (Zengui) are closely connected through the Dongping Bridge.